Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-09
HIS BRIGHT ANGEL"
Banker Hsrper's Letters to His Pretty
Clerk-tSetrayed by the Messenger.


Clerk-FSetraysd by the Messenger.
CINCINN NTI, December 8.-The En-
3uirer to-day prints fac simie cipher letters
which, it says, we're furnished by Charles
Hopkins, son OF Assistant Cashier Ben f
Hopkins.
They purport to be letters sent by Har-
per to Miss Josie Holmes, mis- former ex.
change clerk
1t is explained that after the failure Har-
per professed the warmest friendship for
his assistant cashier, Hopkins, and prom
ised to do everything that could be done
to shield him Young Hopkins was cor
respOndingiy kind TO Harper, and became
his messenger IL carry letters to and from
Miss Holmes.
While in his Office the young man began
to suspect that Harper was arranging to
shift upon Hopkins the responsibility of
all transactions with the grain brokers,
and to place Harper IN his power he con-
Ceiyed the bold design of cOncealing the
letters and delivering verbal messages
only. This worked we'll enough until Miss
Holmes visited the jail. Harper was furi-
ours upon learning of the treachery of his
messenger, and has since been cold toward
Hopkins. The letters were in cipher which
was easily read.
Harper Glso sent three checks to Miss
Holmes, which Hopkins suppressed, and
turned over to District Attorney Burnet
They aggregated 800 600, and it is pre-
b.. SnNa aA 70 la rNln
as TO cover up some OF the crooked trans
actions of the bank One, for 1900, 900,
was dated February %, the Others, for
$500, 600 each, were dated June %.
The letters of Harper TO Miss Holmes
are as ardent as those Of any lover could
be. In the first one he instructed her
about what she should say in her testi-
mony. She answered saying she would
be as evasive rs abe could, but feared she
could not testify "a he wanted her to.
She said he had made bOtch in sending
II. to Sc" her." and asked why ne did not
90 when he had chance. She asked him
to send her a lawyer to advise her how TO
testify.
To this Harper replied with mad pro-
testations of love for his bright angel, and
uphraided her fer her colduess aud eSpe-
cially for her cool suggestion that he
should have flown. 1t looked to him as
though she wanted to get rid Of him He
reminded her of his talk during their last
ride together, that he said the worst thing
would be their separation, aud that she
said it would never be, and pressing kiss
on her lips said she would go to prison
/ . hat J.,
visit him daily. lie begged her 10 get
we'll and come to him, before she got into
the safe deposit box, otherwise ell would
be spoiled He also urged her to take no
more of the drug, and to decline to be in
| terviewed. In one of her notes Miss
Holmes said TO Harper: Your wife has
5000, 600. | have nothing now to do but
! to die, with your family disgrscing me as
they have done in the last two days"
When Court convened in the Harper
case, District Attorney Burnet made q
personal statement, saying that he espec-
tally desired it to be understood that there
was no ground whatever for involving the
counsel now representing the defense in
any such statement or insiuuation. Judge
| Jackson thought it due to counsel for the
| defense 10 say that so far as the Court
could Judge their Conduc had been all that
honorable gentlemen could demand.
Judge Sage also said that he wished to
correct statement in the publiCa-
tion which ascribsd to him previous
knowledge of the attempted bribery. He
said he had no information on the subject
whatever The prosecution made no ref,
erence st all to the publication Of the
cipher letters between Harper and Mis-
Homes. Mr. Hayes finished his testimony,
and with it the Government rested Its
case. The defense called Mr.. Eckert fol-
the puapose of finishing its cross-examins'
ton.
CINCINNATI, December S.-Edward NJ.
Watson, the attorney sent from Washing
ton to assist District Attorney Burnet in
the Harper trial, died suddenly last even
ing, at the residence of DR.. Kemper, from
the rupture Of blood vessel.